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Windows 7: Bad pool header BSOD

I am new here, i was searching if i could find a solution to my problem and i found these forums.
Hopefully you can help me with my problem.
I am getting random BSODs, some with information and others telling me to reinstall drivers.

I have not yet figured out my problem, it is not a hardware problem, that is for sure.

My windows is Windows 7 x86 bit legitimate version.

My hardware is around 2 years old and i have recently installed my Windows on a new hard drive.

You may use the following sites as references for finding drivers. We recommend finding the manufacturer of the driver and downloading drivers directly from the manufacturer or software developer. If you have trouble finding a driver or driver manufacturer, let us know and we will do our best to assist you. If you need help, please provide the device name, manufacturer, and the driver .sys file that you are looking for.

Driver Reference is a good site to find the driver .sys files, their descriptions, and the site most likely to contain an update.

Find the device you are trying to uninstall by expanding the appropriate set of devices

Right click the device

Click Uninstall (do not click OK in the dialog box that pops up after hitting Uninstall)

Put a tick in Delete driver software for this device (if this option is available, otherwise just hit OK) and hit OK

Restart your computer

Install the latest driver for the device once Windows starts.

Alternatively:

Login as an adminstrative user.

Click Start Menu

Click Control Panel

Click Hardware and Sound

Click Device Manager (the last link under Devices and Printers)

Find the device you are trying to uninstall by expanding the appropriate set of devices

Right click the device

Click Uninstall (do not click OK in the dialog box that pops up after hitting Uninstall)

Put a tick in Delete driver software for this device (if this option is available, otherwise just hit OK) and hit OK

Restart your computer

Install the latest driver for the device once Windows starts.

Please remove any CD/DVD virtualization software, such as Daemon Tools/Alcohol 120%, as they use a driver called sptd.sys that is known to cause BSODs. Use add/remove programs to remove the software. After removing the software, use the sptd.sys uninstaller to remove sptd.sys from the system.

I prefer TotalMounter as my CD/DVD virtualization software as it allows me to burn images to a virtual CD/DVD if I just want an ISO file instead of a disc, and it is free.

Hello, first of all, i want to personally thank you for your help, the driver problem has been solved but today i got another two blue screens of death, one indicating that the pfn list corrupt is and the other about bad memory management.

Run the boot version of Memtest86+ paying close attention to Parts 2 and 3 of the tutorial. Also, in case Memtest86+ misses anything and comes up with no errors, run the extended version of the Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool for at least five passes. These you may want to run overnight since they take a long time to complete (run them an hour before bed each of the next two nights and check before going to sleep that they are still running).

An underlying driver may be incompatible\conflicting with your system. Run Driver Verifier to find any issues. To run Driver Verifier, do the following:

If Windows cannot start in normal mode with driver verifier running, start in safe mode. If it cannot start in safe mode or normal mode, restore the system restore point using System Restore OPTION TWO.

Thanks to zigzag3143 for contributing to the Verifier steps.
If you are unable to start Windows with all drivers being verified or if the blue screen crashes fail to create .dmp files, run them in groups of 5 or 10 until you find a group that causes blue screen crashes and stores the blue screen .dmp files.

I still can't start windows in safe mode and i already tried that, i've used my pc the whole evening after several starting problems whereby my monitor couldn't display anything and kept searching for a input.
I did get a blue screen with no information at all the first time i booted today, if i encounter another bluescreen then i'll reinstall Windows.
In the meantime, here is the latest minidump, i did try everything you guys suggested.

If the next minidump doesn't really conclude anything, i'll just reinstall windows

Yes, three times (unless the first time gives the message that there were no integrity violations). If that does not work, get into command prompt as before and run the following lines.

chkdsk /r c:
chkdsk /r d:
chkdsk /r e:
chkdsk /r f:

until it says it cannot open the volume.

If you would rather clean install, let us know. There are steps you need to take in case this was caused by a virus or malware. Also, if you need help backing up important files before the clean install, we can assist you.

Hello, me again, after lots of trial and error i decided to reinstall windows to 64 bit.
Backuped everything i would like to keep, after format and reinstall, i got another Blue screen, regarding memory management, tested my memory, no problems.
I think this has to do with Windows updates.
I did a system recovery before installing updates and it didn't give a BSOD, ofcourse i want to have updates because it is a security risk if i don't.

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